Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING

Performance Results


Gaming 21% Surfboard	Desktop 100% Nuclear submarine	Workstation 19% Surfboard


PC Status	Overall this PC is performing as expected (56th percentile). This means that out of 100 PCs with exactly the same components, 44 performed better. The overall PC percentile is the average of each of its individual components.
Processor	With an outstanding single core score, this CPU is the cat's whiskers: It demolishes everyday tasks such as web browsing, office apps and audio/video playback. Additionally this processor can handle typical workstation, and even moderate server workloads. Finally, with a gaming score of 102%, this CPU's suitability for 3D gaming is outstanding.
Graphics	16.3% is a below average 3D score (RTX 2060S = 100%). This GPU can handle older games but it will struggle to render recent games at resolutions greater than 1080p. (Note: general computing tasks don't require 3D graphics)
Boot Drive	225% is an exceptional SSD score. This drive is suitable for heavy workstation use, it will facilitate fast boots, responsive applications and allow for fast transfers of multi-gigabyte files.
Memory	16GB is enough RAM to run any version of Windows and it's more than sufficient for nearly all games. 16GB also allows for very large file and system caches, software development and batch photo editing/processing.
OS Version	Although Windows 10 is not the most recent version of Windows, it remains a great option.

Run History

3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago, 3 years ago. (Only the first run influences device rankings)

Motherboard	Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING (all builds)
Memory	13.5 GB free of 16 GB @ 2.1 GHz
Display	1920 x 1080 - 32 Bit couleurs
OS	Windows 10
BIOS Date	20180315
Uptime	0 Days
Run Date	Apr 29 '21 at 00:40
Run Duration	142 Seconds
Run User	FRA-User
Background CPU	2%

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PC Performing as expected (56^th percentile)

Actual performance vs. expectations. The graphs show user score (x) vs user score frequency (y).

Processor	Bench	Normal	Heavy	Server
Intel Core i7-7700K-$235 712,312 User benchmarks, average bench 84% LGA1151, 1 CPU, 4 cores, 8 threads Base clock 4.2 GHz, turbo 4.85 GHz (avg) Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	102% Outstanding	Memory 92.4 1-Core 157 2-Core 314 102% 188 Pts	4-Core 609 8-Core 832 91% 720 Pts	64-Core 828 51% 828 Pts
Poor: 71% ↑ This bench: 102% Great: 92%

Graphics Card	Bench	3D DX9	3D DX10	3D DX11
AMD RX 580-$130 360,351 User benchmarks, average bench 52% Sapphire(1DA2 E366) CLim: 1553 MHz, MLim: 1820 MHz, Ram: 4GB, Driver: 21.4.1 Relative performance (0^th percentile) - GPU OC Guide	16.3% Very poor	Lighting 0.2 Reflection 64.3 Parallax 97.4 0% 54 fps	MRender 50.3 Gravity 78.3 Splatting 48.8 48% 59.1 fps
Poor: 46% ↑ This bench: 16.3% Great: 56%

Drives	Bench	Sequential	Random 4k	Deep queue 4k
Samsung 970 Evo Plus NVMe PCIe M.2 250GB-$46 87,206 User benchmarks, average bench 234% 197GB free (System drive) Firmware: 2B2QEXM7 Max speed: PCIe 16,000 MB/s SusWrite @10s intervals: 1129 401 402 399 378 397 MB/s Performing below expectations (38^th percentile)	225% Outstanding	Read 1,245 Write 1,145 Mixed 1,090 SusWrite 518 224% 1,000 MB/s	4K Read 68.4 4K Write 177 4K Mixed 91.6 315% 112 MB/s	DQ Read 1,005 DQ Write 1,083 DQ Mixed 1,163 842% 1,083 MB/s
Poor: 152% ↑ This bench: 225% Great: 302%
Samsung 750 EVO 250GB-$130 75,831 User benchmarks, average bench 94% 223GB free Firmware: MAT01B6Q SusWrite @10s intervals: 394 232 233 226 222 231 MB/s Performing way above expectations (100^th percentile)	120% Outstanding	Read 512 Write 452 Mixed 317 SusWrite 256 86% 384 MB/s	4K Read 46 4K Write 129 4K Mixed 61.7 217% 78.8 MB/s	DQ Read 385 DQ Write 344 DQ Mixed 330 257% 353 MB/s
Poor: 63% ↑ This bench: 120% Great: 114%
Samsung Spinpoint T166 500GB-$40 43,024 User benchmarks, average bench 34% 601GB free Firmware: CR100-10 SusWrite @10s intervals: 61 51 50 51 51 53 MB/s Performing below expectations (36^th percentile)	31.2% Below average	Read 55.2 Write 73.7 Mixed 49.3 SusWrite 53.1 43% 57.8 MB/s	4K Read 0.8 4K Write 1.9 4K Mixed 0.7 146% 1.13 MB/s
Poor: 22% ↑ This bench: 31.2% Great: 44%

Memory Kit	Bench	Multi core	Single core	Latency
Kingston HyperX 2133 C14 2x8GB 49,673 User benchmarks, average bench 68% 2 of 4 slots used 16GB DIMM DDR4 clocked @ 2133 MHz Performing below potential (5^th percentile) - ensure that a dual+ channel XMP BIOS profile is enabled: How to enable XMP	41.9% Average	MC Read 14.4 MC Write 14.3 MC Mixed 11.7 38% 13.5 GB/s	SC Read 13.5 SC Write 15.5 SC Mixed 13.7 41% 14.2 GB/s	Latency 63.3 63% 63.3 ns
Poor: 42% ↑ This bench: 41.9% Great: 80%

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L1/L2/L3 CPU cache and main memory (DIMM) access latencies in nano seconds

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Motherboard: Asus STRIX Z270E GAMING - $199

CPU
Core i7-7700KIntel $235Bench 84%, 712,312 samples	4,413x
Core i5-7600KIntel $170Bench 76%, 195,006 samples	791x
Core i7-7700k VHIntelBench 84%, 9,708 samples	342x

GPU
GTX 1080Nvidia $195Bench 102%, 1,082,454 samples	1,035x
GTX 1080-TiNvidia $485Bench 124%, 840,268 samples	950x
GTX 1070Nvidia $132Bench 80%, 1,459,281 samples	897x

SSD
850 Evo 500GBSamsung $94Bench 112%, 695,664 samples	443x
850 Evo 250GBSamsung $100Bench 103%, 951,591 samples	310x
960 Evo NVMe PCIe M.2 500GBSamsung $43Bench 213%, 165,668 samples	230x

RAM
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GBCorsair $48Bench 82%, 606,405 samples	491x
Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBCorsair $40Bench 85%, 653,654 samples	263x
Trident Z RGB DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GBG.SKILL $55Bench 84%, 215,644 samples	228x

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Value: 94% - Outstanding

Total price: $771

CPU	GPU	SSD
Intel Core i5-12600K $176	Nvidia RTX 4060 $288	Crucial MX500 250GB $39
Intel Core i5-12400F $128	Nvidia RTX 4060-Ti $385	Samsung 850 Evo 120GB $80
Intel Core i5-13600K $260	Nvidia RTX 4070 $550	Samsung 870 Evo 250GB $45

HDD	RAM	USB
Seagate Barracuda 1TB (2016) $39	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3200 C16 2x8GB $40	SanDisk Extreme 64GB $72
WD Blue 1TB (2012) $32	Corsair Vengeance LPX DDR4 3000 C15 2x8GB $48	SanDisk Extreme 32GB $28
Seagate Barracuda 2TB (2016) $62	G.SKILL Trident Z DDR4 3200 C14 4x16GB $351	SanDisk Ultra Fit 32GB $16